Schools near Watford

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• Longwood School

  Primary · Other independent school · ages 3 to 11 · 65 pupils

  Bushey Hall Drive, Bushey, WD23 2QG

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  1.3 miles Independent

• Laurance Haines School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 463 pupils

  Vicarage Road, Watford, WD18 0DD

  Ofsted 5 Mar 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  1.3 miles

• Chessbrook Education Support Centre

  Alternative provision · Pupil referral unit · ages 5 to 16 · 7 pupils

  Tolpits Lane, Watford, WD18 6LJ

  Ofsted 7 Feb 2024 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

  1.3 miles

• Queens' School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,697 pupils

  Aldenham Road, Bushey, WD23 2TY

  Ofsted 18 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  1.4 miles

• Westfield Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,331 pupils

  Tolpits Lane, Watford, WD18 6NS

  Ofsted 5 Nov 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  1.4 miles

• The Purcell School

  Other · Other independent school · ages 8 to 19 · 192 pupils

  Aldenham Road, Bushey, WD23 2TS

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  1.4 miles Independent

• The Grove Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 473 pupils

  Fourth Avenue, Watford, WD25 9RH

  Ofsted 20 May 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  1.4 miles

• Ascot Road Primary School

  Primary · Free schools · ages 4 to 11 · 391 pupils

  Ascot Road, Watford, WD18 8AD

  Ofsted 14 May 2024: Good

  1.4 miles

• Bushey and Oxhey Infant School

  Primary · Community school · ages 5 to 7 · 176 pupils

  Aldenham Road, Bushey, WD23 2QH

  Ofsted 31 Jan 2024: Good

  1.5 miles

• St Anthony's Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 448 pupils

  Croxley View, Watford, WD18 6BW

  Ofsted report card, 20 Jan 2026

  1.5 miles Roman Catholic

• Stanborough Secondary School

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 11 to 18 · 50 pupils

  Stanborough Park, Watford, WD25 9JT

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  1.5 miles Seventh Day Adventist Independent

• Oxhey Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 2 to 5 · 84 pupils

  Eastbury Road, Oxhey, Watford, WD19 4RL

  Ofsted 14 Nov 2023: Good

  1.6 miles

• Stanborough Primary School

  Primary · Other independent school · ages 2 to 11 · 64 pupils

  Appletree Walk, Watford, WD25 0DQ

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  1.6 miles Independent

• Bushey Manor Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 235 pupils

  Grange Road, Bushey, WD23 2QL

  Ofsted 2 Mar 2023: Good

  1.6 miles

• Croxley Danes School

  Secondary · Free schools · ages 11 to 18 · 1,049 pupils

  Baldwins Lane, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, WD3 3LR

  Ofsted report card, 24 Feb 2026

  1.6 miles

• Willow Tree Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 185 pupils

  Tolpits Lane, Watford, WD18 6LL

  Ofsted 19 Apr 2023: Requires improvement (predecessor school)

  1.6 miles

• Kingswood Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 2 to 5 · 76 pupils

  Briar Road, Watford, WD25 0DX

  Ofsted 20 Apr 2023 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

  1.6 miles

• Bromet Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 5 to 11 · 270 pupils

  Oxhey Road, Watford, WD19 4SG

  Ofsted report card, 21 Apr 2026

  1.7 miles

• Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 454 pupils

  Greenbank Road, Watford, WD17 4FS

  Ofsted 20 Sep 2023: Outstanding

  1.7 miles Roman Catholic

• Kingsway Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 235 pupils

  Briar Road, Watford, WD25 0JH

  Ofsted 7 Jun 2022: Good

  1.7 miles